Apply for a Permit

City Clerk

Business Licenses
Licensing Application process and fee schedule.

Special Event Permit Process
A permit is required to hold an event with an anticipated attendance of 100 people or more where the City is, or may become, involved.

Vital Records Application(PDF, 179KB)
The Vital Record Application below is used to request birth, marriage, and death records.

Codes Enforcement

• Codes Enforcement Permit Fees(PDF, 312KB)
• Blasting Permit(PDF, 83KB)
• Electrical Permit(PDF, 143KB)
• Electrical Permit for Rooftop Solar Array(PDF, 170KB)
• Fill Permit(PDF, 451KB)
• Flood Hazard Area Development Permit(PDF, 411KB)
• Heating Permit(PDF, 198KB)
• Home Occupation Permit(PDF, 375KB)
• Plumbing Permit(PDF, 80KB)
• Chicken License(PDF, 161KB)

Building Permits

• Building Permit Instructions(PDF, 298KB)
• Standard Conditions(PDF, 92KB)
• Building Permit Application(PDF, 396KB)
• Asbestos Building Demo Notification Form(PDF, 419KB)

Sign Permits

• Sign Permit Application(PDF, 369KB)
• Off Premises Directional Sign Application(PDF, 414KB)

Appeals to the Zoning Board

• Zoning Board Appeal Application(PDF, 207KB)
• Zoning Board Sign Code Administrative Appeal(PDF, 180KB)
• Zoning Board Sign Code Waiver(PDF, 186KB)

Sidewalk Vendor Licenses

• Sidewalk Vending Application for Mobile Units(PDF, 378KB)
• Sidewalk Vending Application for Food Trucks(PDF, 381KB)
• Sidewalk Vending Application for Stores and Restaurants(PDF, 376KB)

Parks, Recreation, Cemeteries

• Park Use Application
• Cemetery Request Form 

Police

• Application for Street-Sidewalk Closure(PDF, 53KB)
• Concealed Weapons Permit Complete Application Form(PDF, 514KB)
• Good Morning Program Application(PDF, 338KB)
• Mooring Permit Application(PDF, 109KB)
• South End Resident Parking Permit Application(PDF, 219KB)

Additional Police Department Forms

Public Works

Landfill Permits
A permit is required to enter the landfill for both waste disposal and recycling.

Street Opening Permits
A street opening permit from the Public Works Department is required to excavate in a public right of way. Please call the Public Works Department at 207-443-8357 to obtain a copy of this permit.